--- title: The Royal Wedding Is on the Cover of TIME Magazine description: TIME's coverage of the British royal wedding spans decades. See the new cover, featuring Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on their wedding day. canonical: https://time.com/5284344/royal-wedding-meghan-markle-prince-harry-time-cover/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-05-19T16:31:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:53:00.066Z og:title: The Royal Wedding Is Coming to the Cover of TIME og:description: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have officially tied the knot og:url: https://time.com/5284344/royal-wedding-meghan-markle-prince-harry-time-cover/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt55b0ae0665127b1b/698930ec4ee2623855311dbb/royals-cover-harry-meghan-markle-facebook.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:image:alt: royals-cover-harry-meghan-markle-facebook og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Royal Wedding Is Coming to the Cover of TIME twitter:description: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have officially tied the knot twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt55b0ae0665127b1b/698930ec4ee2623855311dbb/royals-cover-harry-meghan-markle-facebook.jpg?branch=production ---  # The Royal Wedding Is Coming to the Cover of TIME  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer May 19, 2018 4:31 PM UTC  Gareth Fuller—PA Wire/PA Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer May 19, 2018 4:31 PM UTC Following months of anticipation, millions around the world watched as the [royal wedding](http://time.com/5260934/royal-wedding-diana-tribute/) of [Prince Harry](http://time.com/5260147/prince-william-prince-harry-royal-wedding/) and [Meghan Markle](http://time.com/money/5284019/meghan-markle-tiara-queen-mary/) went off without a hitch at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle on Saturday. Now, a photo of the [Duke and Duchess of Sussex celebrating their big day](http://time.com/5228207/meghan-markle-title-royal-wedding/) is featured on the cover of a TIME commemorative issue. TIME has covered the British monarchy and their royal weddings for the magazine’s entire history. Visit TIME’s [archives](http://time.com/vault/) to read more about the family Markle married into when she tied the knot with Prince Harry. TIME’s royal wedding edition hits newsstands on Wednesday. Stories in the issue include [Afua Hirsch on what Markle means to the world](http://time.com/5281096/meghan-markle-multicultural-britain/), [Daisy Goodwin on the royal family’s much-needed shake-up](http://time.com/5280717/meghan-markle-royal-family-prince-harry-windsor-daisy-goodwin/) and [Tina Brown on Andrew Morton’s biography on the brand-new Duchess of Sussex](http://time.com/5255802/tina-brown-meghan-markle-was-destined-to-be-the-ideal-21st-century-princess/). 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